Springfield, Illinois.
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This vault held the remains of Abraham Lincoln from May 4, 1865 to December 21, 1865
(Cemeteries & Burial Sites) Includes location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.
This vault held the remains of Abraham Lincoln from May 4, 1865 to December 21, 1865(Cemeteries & Burial Sites) Includes location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.
This relic is preserved, it being the tablet upon which were placed the remains of our illustrious dead in the receiving tomb of Oak Ridge Cemetery, May 4, 1865 This structure erected A.D. 1900
"It stood on the brow of the hill, about fifty yards northeast of the monument. It was removed late in the Autumn of 1871, and the site where it stood graded down about fifteen feet." John Carroll Power, 1889 Custodian of . . . 
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Gateway Arch • The Gateway Arch is a 630 feet tall stainless steel structure designed by famous architect Eero Saarinen. It symbolizes St. Louis's role as the gateway to the west. • A . . . 
The Preetorious-Schurz-Daenzer Memorial Association commissioned the Naked Truth Monument to honor three St. Louis German Language newspaper editors: Carl Schurz, Emil Preetorious and Carl Daenzer. These former German . . . 
The oldest building still standing on the Presidi0, constructed by the United States Army. 1857 
From 1864 until 1899 this building served as the Presidio's principal medical facility. This hospital originally consisted of a kitchen, ten rooms holding about 50 beds, and a morgue. It was later expanded to include a . . . 
As early as the mid-1700s this land was known as Fiddler’s Green, a racetrack for Thoroughbreds. In the 1890s Joseph Coates, a pioneer racetrack designer and trotting enthusiast, purchased the land and built a unique . . . 
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The once world-renowned concert venue Mississippi River Festival ("MRF") began as a pioneering experiment in regional cooperation between Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and the St. Louis Symphony. The Symphony was . . . 
Colonel Robert Blackwell's new two-story frame store and boarding house opened on this site in time for the convening of the Ninth General Assembly on December 1, 1834. He advertised board and lodging for 'thirty or forty.'
Carmen Ramputi Det 861 Marine Corps League
Beacon War Memorial This Monument is Dedicated to Those Heroes Whose Names Shall Forever Hold a Place of Honor. It is Through Their Courage and Sacrifice That We Remain Free. ? ? ? ? W.W. I Bump, John J. · Cramade, . . . 
Dedicated to the men of Beacon who gave their lives in war that generations yet unborn might walk in the ways of peace and understanding with the peoples of all nations Erected by Beacon Post 203 May 30, 1947 God and . . . 
Prominent state legislator and county commissioner Charles R. Prescott homesteaded here in 1891, planting a vast orchard of plum, cherry, pear, and apple trees. In 1898, Prescott replaced his original log dwelling with this . . . 
A family residence for 95 years, the Prescott House was built in American Victorian design by miner and cowboy Clarence Prescott Sr. The University acquired the home from Clarence Prescott Jr., who lived here until 1993. . . . 
Red-brown brick, cream terra cotta, and huge Tudor style windows belie the utilitarian function of this lofty building. Missoula architects Ole Bakke and Clarence Forbis ingeniously applied the Renaissance Revival style of . . . 
Mahican and Wappinger Indians once inhabited the area between the Taconic Mountains and the Hudson Valley. Dutch settlers first occupied the river front, so that later comers settled in these highlands. Palatine Germans came . . . 
The Applachian Trail a footpath from Georgia to Maine, since 1922 Maintained by volunteers, crosses Rt.22 near here.
To protest a city ordinance that banned cross dressing, members of the gay community organized a public drag pageant on October 31, 1969. They named the event the Miss Memphis Review. With a wide array of Memphis residents . . . 
